July 2020

Live Webinar 
Strategies for Unlocking Value in Japan: Attack or Engage?
Tuesday, July 28, 2020 | 6:00 – 7:00 PM (EDT)
Wednesday, July 29, 2020 | 7:00 – 8:00 AM (JST)
Featuring:
David Baran, Co-CEO and Co-Founder, Symphony Financial Partners
Moderated by: Alicia Ogawa, Director, Project on Japanese Corporate Governance and Stewardship, CJEB 

Please note the video for this event will be available on our website at a later date.

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Live Webinar  
Economic Recovery from the Pandemic and Transformation toward a Better New Normal in Japan and the United States*
Monday, July 20, 2020 | 8:00 – 9:00 AM (EDT)    
Monday, July 20, 2020 | 9:00 - 10:00 PM (JST)
Featuring:
Yasutoshi Nishimura, Minister for Economic and Fiscal Policy; Minister for Novel Coronavirus Disease Control; Minister for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Government of Japan
Glenn Hubbard, Dean Emeritus; Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics, Columbia Business School
Moderated by: Takatoshi Ito, Professor, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School

*This webinar was conducted in English as part of "The Japanese Economy in the COVID-19 Era" series.

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Live Webinar  
ESG Investing in the COVID-19 Era**
Wednesday, July 15, 2020 | 8:00 – 9:00 AM (EDT)   
Wednesday, July 15, 2020 | 9:00 - 10:00 PM (JST)
Featuring:
Kathy Matsui, Vice Chair; Chief Japan Strategist; Co-head of Macro Research Asia, Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd.
Ronald P. O’Hanley, Chairman & CEO, State Street
Moderated by: Keiko Honda, Adjunct Professor and Adjunct Senior Research Scholar, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University; Former CEO and Former Executive Vice President, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)

**This webinar was conducted in English as part of "The Japanese Economy in the COVID-19 Era" series.

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Special Note: In principle, this discussion was off the record. If you would like to quote any part of this webinar in public or social media, please contact us at cjeb@columbia.edu.

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Live Webinar  
International Financial Institutions in the COVID-19 Era***
Wednesday, July 8, 2020 | 8:00 – 9:00 AM (EDT)    
Wednesday, July 8, 2020 | 9:00 - 10:00 PM (JST)
Featuring:
Masatsugu Asakawa, President and Chairperson of Board of Directors, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Mitsuhiro Furusawa, Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Keiko Honda, Adjunct Professor and Adjunct Senior Research Scholar, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University; Former CEO and Former Executive Vice President, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Moderated by: Takatoshi Ito, Professor, SIPA, Columbia University; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, CJEB 

***This webinar was conducted in Japanese as part of "The Japanese Economy in the COVID-19 Era" series.

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